Impact Online

Reviewed by Chien-Hsien Wen (Taiwan)
George Washington University
Washington, DC

I like this site because the articles are interesting
and easy to read. I like the underlined words that link to a page providing
the pronunciation and the definitions for these words.
I also like the background information that
is given at the beginning of each article that explains many things to
the reader.

I chose Impact Online because you can improve
your learning and spelling at this site. You can also improve your vocabulary.
You can learn new words and new information about a lot of interesting
subjects such as Science and Airplane Construction..

Internet Movie Data Base

I found this site excellent because I really love
movies. I think that it is very complete. Let me give you an example. I
wanted to find out about the series Star Wars. This site showed me everything
about it. It also showed me about the new movies that are being filmed
at this moment in the series, the actors who are going to appear, and so
on.
I think that this web site is very useful
for students of English who like movies because, if you want to know about
a movie, you can read everything that you want to know about it here.

Reviewed by Ahmet Sahinoglu (Turkey)
George Washington University
Washington, DC

This is a movie site where we can get information
about movies produced between 1850 and 2005. We can read what the critics
have said. We can learn everything about a movie in the past, present,
or future.
Actually, in my opinion, this site is perfect.
I really like it. The information is very extensive.

Reviewed by Abdeslam Bendoaud (Morocco)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

I really liked this site because it is
very interesting. This site provides me with the information and details
I require to know about movies and actors. In my opinion this site is very
useful. You can see previews of movies before you go to the cinema.

Reviewed by Maria Grisolia (Venezuela)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

I went to the ESL Study Hall and I think that
the best part is Reading. I visited Newspapers and Magazines. It was very
interesting because I could read some newspapers like the Washington
Post and also read some magazines like Time. I think that it is good because when I need
some information, I can find it very easily.

Mohammed Al-Nghaimish(Kuwait)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

Magazines & Newspapers is the most important
and interesting site I visited in the ESL Study Hall. It keeps me
in touch with the latest news all over the word with the most famous magazines
and newspapers such as Time magazine, the Washington Post,
and others.

US Holidays

Reviewed by Murat Ceylan (Turkey)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

I like this site because I am interested
in knowing more about other cultures' holidays. It shows how people give
importance to their traditions and stick with them.
I particularly like "St. Patrick's Day."
I had always wanted to know about St. Patrick's Day because I lived in
London for two years and had Irish friends who talked a lot about this
holiday.
At this site I learned about the
struggle of religious people to convert the Irish people from paganism
to Christianity. It reminds me of the holy leader Mohammed who also tried
hard to convert the Arab people and other nations to Islam.
I found it incredible that
more than 100 US cities celebrate this special holiday. In other words,
we can see clearly that the Irish people in America give the same importance
to their traditions as people in my country. We also have special holidays
which we give importance to.

Reviewed by Hanadi Al-Hakair (Saudi Arabia)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

Since I like to know about other cultures,
I found this site, which is about US holidays, very interesting. It is
useful for international students who are studying in the US because they
can learn something valuable about American culture.
It is an enjoyable site. A person finds not
only the holiday's dates but also the historical background, the activities
performed during the holiday, and other features such as music and food.
The site contains some pictures and colorful drawings of previous festivals.
While I was going through this site, I did
not notice how long I was spending because I was enjoying reading this
site. This is a good way, I think, to get used to reading and then improving
our reading skills.

Reviewed by Hiroshi Yamaguchi (Japan)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

I am an international student so this site
is useful because I am not familiar with the US holidays. Also I can get
to know American culture through this site.
For example, I saw an article about Halloween.
There were lots of categories and I chose "Halloween Postcards." Then I
was able to see a lot of colorful postcards.
This site gives a lot of information about
the US holidays.

Reviewed by Heewon Lee (Korea)
The George Washington University
Washington, DC

This site is a wonderful source for museum
professionals and students. As I pursue museum studies, I sometimes lack
information about other countries' museums. This site has an enormous list
of museums all over the world.
My favorite feature on this site is search.
One can search any information within the site by keyword. Moreover, the
museum list by country is quite a useful tool to contact museums that have
Web sites and an e-mail contact.